Title Religion and Brazilian democracy : mobilizing the people of God / Amy Erica Smith

Published Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 207 pages) : illustrations Series Cambridge studies in social theory, religion and politics Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics. Contents Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction; 2 Clergy, Congregants, and Religious Politicians; 3 Methods and Case Studies; Part II What Clergy Think, Say, and Do; 4 What Clergy Think and Say: Religious Teachings and Political Views; 5 What Clergy Do: Encouraging Partisan and Electoral Politics; Part III How Congregants Respond; 6 Church Influence on Citizens' Policy Views and Partisanship; 7 Church Influence on Voting Behavior 8 Church Influence on Citizen Support for DemocracyPart IV Representation; 9 The Representational Triangle; 10 Conclusion: Mobilizing the People of God; Afterword; Appendix A List of Focus Groups and Church Observations; Appendix B Focus-Group Protocol; Appendix C Variable Coding and Information on Studies; References; Index Summary "On November 7, 2017, conservative opponents of "gender ideology" burned the American feminist theorist Judith Butler in effigy on the street in front of the art institute Sesc Pompeia in the city of Sao Paulo, while Butler herself was inside giving a lecture. As protesters hoisted a life-sized doll in a pink brassiere and witch's hat over their heads and lit it on fire, they chanted, "Burn the witch!" The protest apparently included both conservative Catholics and evangelicals. Though Catholic crucifixes were on prominent display during the protest, evangelical groups built much of the momentum behind the protests. In the days leading up to the talk, a Facebook group and website led by Assembly of God clergy from the city of Ilha Solteira (Sao Paulo state) drove traffic to an online petition that gathered 366,000 signatures opposing Butler's visit (J. Goncalves 2017). While the protest was cast in the media as an attempt to shut down the conference, a survey conducted with protesters at the event itself found that most did not aim to stop Butler's talk (Calegari 2017). Rather, they hoped to stimulate a debate over gender, sexuality, and the role of public schools in sexual education"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Catholic Church -- Political activity -- Brazil SUBJECT Catholic Church fast Subject Christianity and politics -- Brazil Evangelicalism -- Political aspects -- Brazil Democracy -- Brazil Social change -- Political aspects -- Brazil POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues. RELIGION -- Christianity -- General. Christianity and politics Democracy Evangelicalism -- Political aspects Political participation Politics and government Social change -- Political aspects SUBJECT Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1985- Subject Brazil Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108640619 1108640613 9781108699655 1108699650 9781108711586 1108711588

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